{"product_id":"the-shampoo-effect-a-read-with-jenna-pick","title":"The Shampoo Effect: A Read with Jenna Pick","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJenny Jackson \u003c\/b\u003eis the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003ePineapple Street.\u003c\/i\u003e A graduate of Williams College and the Columbia Publishing Course, Jenny is vice president and editorial director of fiction at Alfred A. Knopf. Raised in Ipswich, Massachusetts, she lives in Brooklyn Heights with her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvance praise for \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shampoo Effect\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A frothy, exuberant book.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"The platonic ideal of a beach read: fun and fast-paced, with a cover that screams, \"Can I borrow your sunscreen?\" It also features one of my favorite setups (dating back to \"Up Island,\" by Anne Rivers Siddons), in which an outsider arrives in a clubby enclave and makes waves. Here it's Caroline Lash, who lands in Greenhead, Mass., and falls for an outdoorsy local who's almost too good to be true. The problem is, his on-again-off-again girlfriend is pregnant and still very much in the picture. In her debut novel, \n\u003ci\u003ePineapple Street\u003c\/i\u003e, Jackson brought us into the storied world of Brooklyn Heights; here, she delivers us to the land of clam rolls with the same anthropological eye.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shampoo Effect\u003c\/i\u003e is Jenny Jackson's sophomore follow-up to her bestselling debut, \n\u003ci\u003ePineapple Street\u003c\/i\u003e, and in her new novel she leaves the streets of wealthy Brooklyn for a seaside town in Massachusetts. Caroline is a classic fish out of water--a New Yorker thrust into a tight knit small-town friend group--and left to navigate years of history and entanglements while attempting to write a novel. Heavily influenced by John Updike's then-scandalous 1968 novel \n\u003ci\u003eCouples\u003c\/i\u003e, I predict Jackson's latest will be the book gracing every book girlie's beach bag this summer.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eSarah Gelman, Amazon Editor (Editors' Picks)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An absolute DELIGHT. This book has everything I love in a beach read: a coastal setting, multiple points of view, compelling storylines, and a delicious specificity to the writing that makes every single sentence feel fresh and alive. Jenny Jackson's \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shampoo Effect\u003c\/i\u003e is a must, must, must for your summer reading list.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Elin Hilderbrand, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSwan Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I binged \n\u003ci\u003e The Shampoo Effect \u003c\/i\u003eand am now bereft. Jenny Jackson has written a book that's so breezily readable and laugh-out-loud funny while excavating the deepest truths about motherhood, family, and forgiveness. What an unforgettable cast of characters. What an accomplishment.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Catherine Newman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWreck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I devoured \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shampoo Effect.\u003c\/i\u003e Jackson has a rare knack for capturing the intensity of old friendships and the way love, jealousy, money, and history combust until everyone is behaving (deliciously) badly. It's funny, drama-fueled, and full of Jackson's breezy wit, but what stayed with me most was how honestly and insightfully it captures the grit beneath the gloss of these characters. A brilliant story of marriage, motherhood, and the difficult work of breaking old patterns to become someone new.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eCoco Mellors, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlue Sisters \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shampoo Effect\u003c\/i\u003e is a delicious, unputdownable portrait of a group of friends navigating love, marriage, and young parenthood. Jackson's characters are fully drawn, complex and flawed, each traveling a true arc of growth, arriving in the final pages at a deeper understanding of the ties that bind them to one another. I loved it.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Belle Burden, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStrangers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny, sharp, and charming.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Rebecca Serle, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOne Italian Summer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A smart, sly gloss on Updike's tales of marital unrest. So funny, so compelling, this novel hit home with me in its examination of the ways secrets can erode families and friendships.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Joanna Rakoff, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMy Salinger Year \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Unexpected pregnancies, marital revelations, sibling rivalries, emotional (and actual) infidelities. . . and all of it presented by Jenny Jackson with a combination of great humor and profound wistfulness. I loved this novel. You will, too.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Chris Bohjalian, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Jackal's Mistress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Meant to be read on a sweltering July day, with sand between your toes. Like Jackson's popular debut, \n\u003ci\u003ePineapple Street\u003c\/i\u003e, this is one of those rare books that feel both breezy and meaty, sharp but empathetic.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Toronto Star\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shampoo Effect\u003c\/i\u003e is a stylish, sharply observed novel about image, reinvention, and the chaos simmering beneath polished lives. It's perfect for readers who love emotionally messy characters with great taste...\" \n\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The Sunday Series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jackson has a knack for local color and well-rounded character work. . . [ \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shampoo Effect\u003c\/i\u003e] has plenty of heart.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jackson rotates the point of view around the set of friends, deftly depicting the practices and pressures of modern parents . . . This easy read combines a literary rom-com with an acute portrait of midlife among millennials.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Giving off vibes of Thirtysomething and The Big Chill, Jackson's follow up to the best-selling \n\u003ci\u003ePineapple Street\u003c\/i\u003e is a frothy, funny ode to old friends and new challenges. Set in coastal Greenhead, Massachusetts, summer's in full swing when 30-ish Caroline Lash falls for hometown beach boy Van Whittaker. When his ex discovers she's pregnant with Van's baby, it upsets the balance of his longtime friend group and these high-schoolers-at-heart have to navigate the realities of finally growing up.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCanadian Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eREAD WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON \u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny, drama-fueled, and full of Jackson's breezy wit. . . Brilliant.\" --Coco Mellors, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlue Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The platonic ideal of a beach read.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An ambitious young woman insinuates herself into a tight-knit social set, shaking up friendships and marriages in a small seaside town. A frothy novel of love, money, sex, and friendship, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePineapple Street\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Caroline Lash arrives in Greenhead, Massachusetts, she falls head-over-heels for Van Whittaker, a fleece-wearing, litter-collecting kayak enthusiast with long, floppy hair and the personality of a Border collie. Born and raised in this picturesque coastal village, Van runs with the same crowd he did as a kid: His ex-girlfriend, Bailey, a beautiful girl who attracts men like moths to a flame; Augusta, old money, horsey, and snobbish; and Fran, surrounded by brothers and sons, too fed up with boys to ever consider marrying one. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, the group runs wild through the marshes, beaches, and bars of Greenhead, drinking on houseboats, spending long afternoons sunbathing with their children, and playing games the way they always have. But when Bailey discovers that she is pregnant with Van's baby, the delicate balance of the group's friendship is thrown off. Soon Caroline is cast out of the circle and what she does next--in a potent mix of fury and heartbreak--exposes long-held secrets and works the entire town of Greenhead into a lather. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDazzlingly funny, sexy, and as juicy as it is astute, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Shampoo Effect \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of late-night parties, early mornings with small children, the dawn of midlife, and a group of old friends finally growing up despite all their best efforts to the contrary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/15\/2026 (EAN 9798217059959, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/20\/2026 (EAN 9798217059959, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/22\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9798217059959, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217059959, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Pamela Dorman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496290943254,"sku":"9798217059959","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217059959.jpg?v=1783059142","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-shampoo-effect-a-read-with-jenna-pick","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}